EU Prize for Women Innovators
Usually opens in June and August
Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.
Cash prizes awarded in two categories (Women Innovators and Rising Innovators). Prize values are set each edition in the EIC Work Programme; historically EUR 100,000 for first place in the main category and EUR 50,000 for Rising Innovators.
You must co-fund 0%.
European Innovation Council (EISMEA) / EIT
public · supranational
Deadline: annual_call — Annual contest; applications have typically opened in spring/summer and closed in late summer, with the award ceremony at the EIC Summit.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Stage: seed, series_a, growth
- Female founders
- Locally registered entity required
Applicant must be a woman who founded or co-founded an innovative company registered in the EU or a Horizon Europe associated country at least two years before the deadline. Rising Innovators category is for women aged 35 or under.
Source. https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eu-prize-women-innovators_en — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked